Food and Wine Pairings

How to find the wine that will enhance your dishes? Or the most appropriate recipe for your good bottles? Sommelier and journalist Olivier Bompas gives you all the keys to confidently choose and prepare your bottles. What is the secret to a good pairing? Textures, aromas, flavors, how does the interaction between wines and foods work? Matching opposites and similarities, regional pairings, identify the key principles of pairings... and disagreements. Pairing dishes: Starters, fish, beef, lamb, poultry... From appetizers to desserts, discover 2,500 pairings explained based on cooking method, accompaniments, sauce, spices. For each product family, a summary table allows for quick reference. Finding the right menu: For each type of wine, the suitable menu... Whether changing wines with each bottle or sticking to one wine. Serving wine at the table: All practical advice for enjoying your wines in the best conditions: choice of corkscrew, decanting, decanter, serving temperature, number of glasses needed, glass selection and filling...